TABLE OF CONTEXTS. 



PAGI3 



Introductory Remarks 5-6 



The Eucaiypts 7-9 



Species of gigantic growth : marvellous height attained by 

 same varieties. Mammoth Eacalypts compared with the 

 a Kg Trees " of California. Remarkable quantity of tim- 

 ber jyutled by the soil in the places where the former 

 grow their value in the economy of nature. 



The Eucalyptus globules (Blue Gumtree) 9-11 



A description of the same. Pharmaceutical preparation* ob- 

 tained from it. Medicinal properties of the essential oil. 

 The leaves a substitute for sumach. Medicinal proper- 

 ties of afore-mentioned preparatkma. 



The Timber of the Eucaiypts 11-16 



Character ot Pmjfam* for which it is employed. Remark- 

 able property possessed by the timber o f E. marginata. 

 Amount of Potassa in, Prodm t* of destructive distillation 



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The Bark of the Eueadypts. 17-18 



The same *^*^r* ApplicaLility of to paper-making. 

 Probable value as a tanning material. Amount of tannic 

 and gallic acids in. 



The Gum-resins of the Encalypts 18-19 



Description of. Botany Bay Kino. Therapeutic properties 

 of. Behaviour with reagents. 



The Essential Oils from the Eucaiypts 19-30 



Attention first drawn to the same by Baron Von Mueller. 

 The plants furnishing these oils constitute the great bulk 

 of the forest vegetation of the country. General allusions 

 to their properties. Descriptive notice of essential oils 

 from Eucalyptus amygdalina K. oleosa & Leoooxylon 

 EL goniocalyx E, globnlus EL coryml>asa . obliqaa 

 E. fissilis E. ntinr>r> B longifolia E. rostrata E. 

 viminalis E. citriodora. Eucalyptol. EncaJyptene. 

 Eucalyptolene. General behaviour with reagents. 



Manna from Eucaiypts 30-31 



A description of two varieties. Melitose. 



